Travel Blogs from Cocoa

We were lucky enough to be back in Cocoa Beach when a Space Shuttle was launched from Cape Canaveral a few miles away.
This was the first time Toby had seen a Shuttle Launch, we went to the beach with some ...

Our initial plan was to buy a tent and a vehicle and camp across the states, staying in hotels or cabins once in awhile. We soon realized we're too used to A/C, microwaves, refrigerators, etc....and that maybe we needed something to keep our FOOD in ...

... did not have any gasoline but at least there was no queues fore the places that did.
We really did not mean to end up in Cocoa Beach today. We thought we would need to stop somewhere, however we made very good mileage today and at 6pm it was only ...

... evening we walk to a beach restaurant and have a long lazy meal with excellent wine: life is good. I say 'walking' because in the States this is unusual. One takes (and needs) the car for everything. People do not walk here.
We are still tired early ...

Glide thru the grassy marsh of the ST. Johns River & Lake Poinsett at speeds of up to 45 M.P.H. As the boat slows down to an idle you will have several photo opportunities to take photos of our local wildlife, such as alligators, eagles, and several species of wading birds by the hundreds, and visit a natural cypress swamp.